Ford is working with 3M to manufacture at scale Powered Air-Purifying Respirators (PAPRs). Ford and 3M are collaborating on the new design leveraging parts from both companies to meet urgent demand for first responders and health care workers; Ford is exploring production of the new PAPR in a Ford facility […]
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Dyson: Vacuums to Ventilators in 10 Days
Dyson, the British vacuum maker known for its technologically advanced and wildly expensive household products, has received an order from the UK government for 10,000 ventilators to support efforts by the country’s National Health Service to treat coronavirus patients. James Dyson, the company’s billionaire founder, confirmed the order in a […]
FDA Grants GENOSYL® DS Expanded Access Emergency Use of Tankless iNO for Treatment of COVID-19
The recently FDA-approved GENOSYL® inhaled nitric oxide may have pulmonary and antiviral benefits in treating pulmonary hypertension and acute infectious diseases associated with the novel coronavirus1 VERO Biotech LLC, an Atlanta, Georgia-based biotechnology company focused on saving lives, alleviating suffering, and improving the health economics of care, announced that […]
Some COVID-19 Patients Still Have Coronavirus After Symptoms Disappear
In a new study, researchers found that half of the patients they treated for mild COVID-19 infection still had coronavirus for up to eight days after symptoms disappeared. The research letter was published online in the American Thoracic Society’s American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. In “Time Kinetics of […]
Urgent Solution for US Ventilator Shortage Due to COVID-19 from Bleep Sleep
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ResMed Statement on COVID-19
ResMed has released the following statement from CEO Mick Farrell regarding the evolving coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak: “As a global leader in respiratory medicine, ResMed stands with the world in the face of the latest coronavirus disease COVID-19 and is ready to help mitigate its effects, helping people breathe while […]
Coronavirus Pandemic Solutions Sought by Government
At the direction of the Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Defense (JPEO-CBRND), the Medical CBRN Defense Consortium (MCDC) has released a Request for Information (RFI) seeking solutions to combat the novel Coronavirus (2019-NCoV) pandemic with a focus on the following areas: 1) Diagnostics/Monitoring, 2) Surveillance, […]
Getinge Increases Ventilator Production By 60% to Support Global Need
Getinge has since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic seen an increased global demand for ventilators, extracorporeal life support (ECLS) equipment and advanced monitoring for Intensive Care Units. To meet the global demand, Getinge will temporarily increase its production of ventilators by 60% in 2020 compared to 2019 at its […]
BRPT Testing Partner Pearson VUE Suspends Testing
Attention BRPT Exam Candidates – Starting Tuesday, March 17, Pearson VUE has suspended test delivery at all U.S. and Canada-based Pearson VUE-owned test centers for 30 days until April 16. Anyone scheduled during this time has been canceled and has received notice from Pearson VUE directly as of this morning. […]










